hive bee

  • 1Hive bee — Hive Hive, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.] 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A place swarming… …

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  • 2hive bee — noun : a domestic honeybee * * * hive bee noun The common honey producing bee, Apis mellifica • • • Main Entry: ↑hive * * * n. another term for honeybee …

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  • 3hive bee — /ˈhaɪv bi/ (say huyv bee) noun → honey bee (def. 1) …

  • 4hive bee — noun see bee (sense 1) …

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  • 5bee|hive — «BEE HYV», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a hive or house for bees; hive. A beehive was formerly often made of coils of straw stacked one upon he other in the shape of a dome, but is now usually a rectangular box. 2. Figurative. a busy, swarming place:… …

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  • 6Hive — Hive, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.] 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A place swarming with… …

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  • 7bee smoker — noun : a device for blowing smoke into a hive to quiet bees before working on or about the hive * * * bee smoker, a beekeeper s apparatus for producing and driving smoke into a hive to stupefy the bees while the honeycomb is being removed …

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  • 8bee — noun 1》 (also honeybee or hive bee) a stinging social insect which collects nectar and pollen from flowers and produces wax and honey. [Apis mellifera and other species.] 2》 an insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs, including many …

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  • 9Hive management — is a term used in beekeeping. The term describes all the intervention techniques a beekeeper may perform to ensure hive survival and to maximize hive production. Hive management techniques vary widely depending on the objectives. The most common… …

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  • 10Hive (game) — Hive is a bug themed tile based tabletop game, designed by John Yianni and published in 2001 by Gen Four Two. Players try to capture the opponent s queen bee, while avoiding the capture of their own queen. Although the game is based around bugs,… …

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